aus dem land dass sich selbst zerstört
[from the land that autodestructs]
und uns den way of life diktiert
[and that dictates to us the way of life]
da kommt reagan mit waffen und tod
[comes reagan with weapons and death]
und hört er “frieden” sieht er rot
[and if he hears “peace” he sees red]

– chorus –
doch wir wolln sonne statt reagan
[but we want the sun instead of reagan (= reagan, the us president, and regen, the rain, sound almost the same in german)]
ohne rüstung leben
[to live without the arms race]
ob west ob ost
[whether west or east]
auf raketen muss rost
[rockets should fall to rust]

dieser reagan kommt als mann der rüstungsindustrie
[this reagan guy comes as a man of the arms industry]
but the people of the states don’t want it – nie!
[but the people of the states don’t want it – never!]
und den wahren frieden wirds erst geben
[and we will only have real peace]
wenn alle menschen ohne waffen leben
[when all people will live without weapons]

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Jan Zuppinger has been writing this blog since 2002. He likes to grow vegetables. He likes to eat them too. He has opinions on everything, but sadly no one cares. Jan Zuppinger is not joking, just joking, he is joking, just joking, he's not joking. *click.